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Hickory, NC cityscape

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Hickory

nc · metro 370k

photo: Mark Stebnicki / pexels

a dispatch from

hickory

NC

35.73°N

81.34°W

Hickory is North Carolina's furniture capital, with the Hickory Furniture Mart and the surrounding factories shaping the local economy. The downtown has come back nicely with breweries and a walkable feel. The Blue Ridge foothills start just outside town. Lake Hickory is right there for boating. Cheaper than the bigger NC cities, with mountain access an hour away.

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01 · the verdict

the verdict

$166

cheaper each month than Spartanburg

On paper, Hickory and Spartanburg are twins. In practice they live very differently.
landable, recorded on the hickory entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,434/mo

0% more expensive than Spartanburg(vs $1,434/mo)

02state income tax

4.5%

$167/mo less in state tax than Spartanburg

vs 6.5% in Spartanburg

03after rent

$6,524/mo

$166 more than Spartanburg

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$268k

3% cheaper than Spartanburg

vs $277k in Spartanburg

05metro size

370k

vs 383k in Spartanburg

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

189

pleasant days a year, in hickory.

Spartanburg edges ahead with 191 pleasant days.

A similar weekend lineup to Spartanburg.
on a typical month
·outdoorscore

64/100

6% lower than Spartanburg

vs 68/100 in Spartanburg

Closest outdoor draw: South Mountains State Park, 21.5 mi.

·walk score®

70/100

9% lower than Spartanburg

vs 77/100 in Spartanburg

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

0

100% fewer than Spartanburg

vs 20 nonstops in Spartanburg

04 · see also

same energy as hickory, different zip code:

see also

roanoke

better park access

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see also

lancaster

$37/mo cheaper

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see also

dayton

$156/mo cheaper

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compare hickory with:

RoanokeLancasterDayton